Ballet Pixelle
Reviews and Notices
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Virtual World Best Practices in Education (VWBPE) Conference
February 2018 - Information on the Conference in the Journal of Virtual Studies
Olmannen, a Ballet in 3 Acts, InariAfterDark
October 9, 2017 Review with videos
AV Choice Awards
November 2016 - Ballet Pixelle is nominated for Favorite Dance Troupe and Inarra Saarinen is nominated for Favorite Choreographer.
Archidance, InariAfterDark
April 2, 2016 Review with video
SECOND LIFE ENQUIRER:
Ballet Pixelle® presents an original ballet, “Archidance”, opening Sunday, March 27, 2016 at 5:00 pm. Music is by Emmy-award winning composer Kurt Bestor.
WINDLIGHT MAGAZINE: YOUR VIRTUAL GUIDE TO THE ARTS
Ballet Pixelle® presents an original ballet, “Archidance”, opening Sunday, March 27 2016 at 5:00 pm. Music is by Emmy-award winning composer Kurt Bestor.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Quat/36/25/108
The Visionary Inarra Saarinen, MOVE Magazine, December 2015
Interview By Babypea
Rhapsody in Red, SHOWTIME Magazine
Review by Sarah Elizabeth Brenham, September 20, 2015
Immersion 2014, Immersive Education Initiative, June 6-8, 2014, Los Angeles, CA
Inarra Saarinen was invited to give a presentation and demonstration and to appear on a panel including Walt Disney's Katie Fico, Stereoscoptic Supervisor for the movie Frozen.
Voices of VR Podcast: Inarra Saarinen Interview
Blending Realities with Live Virtual Dance Performances with Ballet Pixelle
May 1, 2014
March 16, 2014
Berlin Computer Games Festival at the Computer Games Museum
Ballet Pixelle will be performing live in Berlin, Germany. We are one of 15 invited guest companies in Gamefest sponsored by the Computer Games Museum as part of the Berlin International Games Week.
March 5, 2013
SL ENQUIRER:
En Passant Notice of Wednesday's Premiere (scroll down)
Feb 23, 2013
SL Dance Queens Blog
Second Life Dance in RL (scroll down)
Feb 2013
Using Virtual Worlds for Performance & Design
Dec 2012
Interview with Inarra Saarinen, Treet TV
Dec 27, 2012
SL ENQUIRER:
The dance of the sugarplum fairiesDec 2, 2012
SL ENQUIRER:
For Immediate Release: Ballet Pixelle® presents "The Nut"- Opening December 2, 2012Dec 2012
BOSL Magazine:
Ballet Pixelle ad in BOSL Magazine (pgs 34-35)Oct 2012
SL ENQUIRER:
Spotlight on Inarra Saarinen and Ballet PixelleSept 2012
DANCE MEDIA CALENDAR:
DanceMedia (Search for Ballet Pixelle)Sept 23, 2012
SL NEWSER:
Second Life Newser - Press Release: "Couleurs de la Danse" by Ballet PixelleJuly 10, 2012
WIKIPEDIA:
Wikipedia - Virtual danceJuly 10, 2012
MANIERA MAGAZINE:
ManieraSL July 2012 - Digital PerfectionJune 1, 2012
DANCE VIDEO OF THE MONTH:
Dance Video of the MonthMay 24, 2012
AMERICAN COLLEGE DANCE FESTIVAL:
American College Dance FestivalJames Madison University, USA
May 11, 2012
SL NEWSER:
Second Life Newser - "Windows" by the Ballet PixelleFeb 13, 2012
TOKYO PERFORMING ARTS MARKET PRESENTATION:
TPAM WebsiteMay 2012
WIKIPEDIA - ARTS IN SECOND LIFE:
Wikipedia - Arts in Second LifeOct 1, 2011
DANCE QUEENS DANCE FESTIVAL:
Dance Queens Dance Festival in Second Life 2011 - "Degas Dances" performanceAug 20, 2011
BALLET IN SL:
Ballet in Second Life: ArchidanceAug 19, 2011
INDIGO MERTEL:
Indigo Mertel - Ballet Pixelle : ArchidanceMay 25, 2011
BENEFIT FOR LOST & MISSING CHILDREN:
Benfit for Lost and Missing Childrena newly commissioned ballet "Prayer of the Children"
with music by Kurt Bestor, Grammy award winner
April 9, 2011
DANCE TECH:
DanceTech.netMarch 5, 2011
TOKYO PERFORMING ARTS MARKET PRESENTATION:
TPAM WebsiteMarch 5, 2011
DANCE MAGAZINE:
Dance Magazine (scroll down)TONIGHT LIVE WITH PAISLEY BEEBE:
Tonight Live with Paisley Beebe :: 22Nov09
Feb 18, 2011
TOKYO PERFORMING ARTS MARKET PRESENTATION:
TPAM 2011 YokohamaAugust 26, 2010
AVATARA REVIEW:
AVATARA presented by Ballet PixelleAugust 25, 2010
BALLET PIXELLE BEHIND THE CURTAIN:
Ballet Pixelle behind the curtainMay 4, 2010
ON THE MOVE - EXCITED ATOMS:
OTM launches 'Excited Atoms' exploration of virtual mobility in performing artsFebruary 9, 2010
INTERVIEW WITH INARRA SAARINEN:
Interview with Director Inarra SaarinenJanuary 5, 2010
VIRTUAL WORLD OF SL:
RAFTWET Jewell Virtual World of Second LifePRESS RELEASE -- CALL FOR DANCERS
December 9, 2010
KEIO UNIVERSITY LIVE LECTURE & DEMONSTRATION:
Keio University - invited live lecture-demonstration2010
BROADWAY CARES / EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS:
LIVE PERFORMANCE ON BROADWAY
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids 2010 - Degas Dances performanceDecember 5, 2009
KEIO UNIVERSITY -
NETWORKED VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTS:
Keio University - "Networked Virtual Performance Envirorments"October 31, 2009
DANCE MAGAZINE CALENDAR:
Dance MagazineFind our performance schedule now listed in the Dance Magazine calendar!
October 1, 2009
"TIME, TRANSCENDANCE, PERFORMANCE" MONASH UNIVERSITY, MELOBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - LIVE PERFORMANCE & PRESENTAITON:
"Time, Transcendance, Performance" 2009August 30, 2009
THE A LIST:
The "A" ListJune 30, 2009
LYME AWARE BENEFIT:
Benefit for "Lyme Aware" - "Living Goddess" performanceJanuary 10, 2009
GREAT DANCE SHOWCASE:
Ballet Pixelle Showcased in "Great Dance"November 25, 2008
THE NUT REVIEW:
A Second Life Holiday Tradition - Ballet Pixelle Presents "The Nut"November 7, 2008
GREAT DANCE SHOWCASE:
STEALTH BALLET COMPANY IN SL:
Stealth Ballet Company in Second LifePICTURES FROM SHUZENJI:
More Pics for ShuzenjiBALLET COMES TO THE GLOBAL VIRTUAL COMMUNITY:
Ballet comes to the global virtual communitySeptember 27, 2008
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE SOLARY AND SHUZENJI:
Ballet Pixelle Special Performance Sunday Morning: Solary and "Shuzenji"July 28, 2008
CHEY'S SL BLOG:
Chey's Second Life BlogJuly 8, 2008
GREAT DANCE ARTICLE:
Are SecondLife Avatars, 3D Animations and Motion Capture Ready for Dancers?Scroll down for comment posted by Inarra Saarinen on July 11, 2008
June 10, 2008
CNN I-REPORT SHUZENJI PREMIERE:
CNN I-REPORTMay 30, 2008
SHUZENJI PREMIERE:
Ballet Pixelle (formerly Second Life Ballet) will premieres "Shuzenji"April 27, 2007
MERMAID DIARIES:
Mermaid DiariesApril 22, 2008
MEFEEDIA ENTRY:
mefeedia Second Life Ballet The Nut, Act 2April 2008
CNN I-REPORT - SECOND LIFE BALLET:
CNN i-Report Second Life BalletJanuary 28, 2008
GREAT DANCE:
Great Dance: Second Life Ballet in Kinetic CinemaDecember 18, 2007
WALL STREET JOURNAL - ALL THINGS DIGITAL:
All Things Digital Kara Swisher in the Wall Street Journal on-lineDecember 18, 2007
WALL STREET JOURNAL - ALL THINGS DIGITAL:
All Things Digital Kara Swisher in the Wall Street Journal on-line - "Inarra Saarinen"Dec 1, 2007
DANCE MAGAZINE ARTICLE:
Dance MagazineArtsHub Australia - Virtually Dancing:
http://www.artshub.com.au/au/?vmStr=4C77C77ACF...ArtsHub Australia - Virtually Dancing:
http://www.artshub.com.au/au/?vmStr=4C77C77ACF...Second Life Herald Review:
Olmannen Premiere Performancehttp://www.secondlifeherald.com/slh/2007/02/olmannen_premie.html
AvaStar's "Event of the Week
Issue #7, p.32
http://www.the-avastar.com/pdfs/2007/TheAvaStar_Issue7.pdfAvaStar review
Ballerinas Wow Crowd p.16
http://www.the-avastar.com/pdfs/2007/TheAvaStar_Issue8.pdfSecond Life Insider Story:
Second Life Ballet Performs 'Olmannen'http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/2007/01/30/second-life-ballet-to-perform-olmannen/
Our very own machinima, the Olmannen video!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=twrlfOyAtNM or here on this site.GBC review on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaHtSEVDb5sFlickr Photos by Pathfinder Linden
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pathfinderlinden/sets/72157594519694653/Great Dance Review:
Since 2005, Doug Fox's Great Dance Blog has covered the intersection of dance and the Internet.
http://greatdance.com/danceblog/archives/software/000716.php
Great Dance Blog:
http://greatdance.com/danceblog/archives/animation/
NMC Observer:
Stealth Ballet Company" under #2 Comments
http://www.nmc.org/sl/2006/11/28/zerog/#comment-12741Natalia Zelmanov's Second Life Diary:
A Mermaid's Adventures in Second Life.http://slnatalia.blogspot.com/2007/04/day-215-second-life-ballet.html
LD Magazine:
Salzberg in Second Lifehttp://www.ldmag.com/en/post/2007/05/24/Second-Life-Ballet
Second Life Newspaper Review:
http://sl-newspaper-pnn.blogspot.com/2007/05/night-at-ballet.htmlThe Waving Cat Blog:
http://www.thewavingcat.com/2007/02/09/ballet-in-second-life/Eightbar.co.uk Review:
http://eightbar.co.uk/2007/04/03/ballet-in-second-life-live-perfomance-another-key-use-of-the-metaverse/KTravanti Blog:
Second Life and Real Life Musician Ramblings
http://ktravanti.blogspot.com/2007/05/postcard-from-second-life_23.htmlAnd... Photos are on display at the theatre.